singed

adjective

ˈsinjd 

: superficially or lightly burned : burned on the edges

singed hair

singed fabric

Shrubs with singed branches emerging out of the grassland …

—Ann Swengel et al.

Examples of singed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When squirrels scale the giant tree towering over the property, a crispy sound wafts from the singed bark. —Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025

In some cases, people walked miles to safety, with singed pets struggling in their arms and only the clothes on their backs. —Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025

On one side of the street, piles of singed rubble represented where home after home had existed. —Matteo Moschella, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025

The finish is kissed with a touch of singed spearmint, lending it excellent freshness alongside the more mature barrel-aging notes of its decade-long repose. —Brian Freedman, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for singed

• impinged
• infringed
• unhinged
• cringed
• fringed
• hinged